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Zhao Yunlan sprawled on a couch, grinning at his phone. The background shows a purple sky with stars. Text reads, "Slo-Mo Rewatch. Guardian - half an episode per week @ sid_guardian.dreamwidth.org"

Hi, welcome to this week's instalment of the Guardian drama Slo-Mo Rewatch! Watch half an episode a week, and then come and chat about it here in comments. Or you can just jump into the comments without rewatching, of course!

Here is last week's half-episode. On to the second half!

Episode 3, from 23:25

Summary: Zhao Yunlan goes to Shen Wei to confirm the identity of the third student involved in what happened to Zhang Ruonan. (Which involves gesturing with a letter opener, because Zhao Yunlan. :D) He arrives back just in time to find Wang Yike killing Liu Yidong. Oops. Zhang Ruonan physically tackles Zhao Yunlan and confesses to the murders herself to stop him from catching Wang Yike. Meanwhile Wang Yike has decided Shen Wei is suspicious (well ...), and the SID arrives just in time to intervene in her attack in him. Zhang Ruonan accidentally touches Wang Yike's bare hand and has most of her life energy drained. They have a tearful goodbye, and everyone is very affected. Afterwards, we discover that someone secretly neutralised Wang Yike's power, and that despite being taken away by the Envoy, Shen Wei nonetheless brought her to reunite with Zhang Ruonan.

And then we start a new case! There's a series of murders where the victims' faces are turned completely blank. Zhao Yunlan et al. are investigating. (Lin Jing and Zhu Hong both seem to be mostly complaining. :p) Meanwhile Shen Wei is searching for the Hallows, and encounters Zhu Jiu for the first time. Following screams, the SID finds a cowering woman, and ... Shen Wei.

Quote:

Let me just offer you two contrasting quotes, because damn, the range:

"Professor Shen said a stolen life is hard to maintain, but a promise can remain constant for thousands of years. Chief says such a relationship is called 'Guarding'. It's even more passionate than love and greater than familial love. I hope I can stay at the SID and become someone who can guard everyone."

"Ever seen a snake who likes to walk?"

Detail:

Lin Jing's map when he's tracking Wang Yike's phone shows the location of the university within Dragon City, on the northern side of the river. This aligns with Zhu Hong saying in episode 4 that the university is in the north!

Questions:

What's your favourite moment in this part of the episode? Did anything stand out to you as coming from the novel?

What was Zhao Yunlan thinking, leaving Zhang Ruonan with Liu Yadong unguarded, when he already suspected Liu Yadong? Is this the first time Zhao Yunlan has sympathised with a Dixingren? How often does the Envoy secretly let people go? How did Zhang Ruonan know about Dixing? Do you ship Zhang Ruonan and Wang Yike? When did Shen Wei decide to move closer to Zhao Yunlan?

For the start of the next case, why are Shen Wei, Zhu Jiu and the SID all in the same area? And finally, have you ever seen a snake who likes to walk? *g*

(These are all just conversation starters - feel free to answer all, some, or none, and to say as much or as little as you like! You don't have to be keeping up with the rewatch to join in!)

And here is our schedule - please do sign up to host a post if you can!

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I'm not sure if sharing what I made for

guardian_wishlist is a thing (since the collection itself was already shared to the comm), but I can't add all these links to a regular post because there were 10 of them revealed on the same day. :D (Normally I include 4-5 in one post.) So here they are, under a cut this time. :)

5 ficlets (all dramaverse):
2x Weilan
1x Zhu Hong & Shen Wei
1x Ye Zun/Lin Jing
1x Ye Zun & Sang Zan

( click )

5 drawings:
3x drama Weilan (one with Da Qing)
2x Zhubai (one in novelverse AU)

( click )

fennectik posting in

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Recently found out more about that other kid in Digimon Tamers and his connection with Rika Nonaka. As it turns out, he's the protagonist of some Digimon games released for the WonderSwan gaming system which connects Digimon Adventure 1 and 2 with Tamers, with the Tamers Anime being the conclusion to his story.

Ryo's connection to Rika is that he's the sole person she ever lost to in the Digimon card championships years before the events of Tamers, and when he disappeared she became the Digimon Queen. Mind blown.

Current Mood: surprised
Current Music: Delerium - Forgotten Worlds

fennectik posting in

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Watched the first episode of the series on its third season and so far, so good. Anya seeks to protect the world without letting her foster parents know about her telepathic powers, Loid and Yor try keeping the family appearances without revealing their identity to each other, and Agent Nightfall seems to have more to go on around. The episode didn't show much about Loid's current task at hand, but being the first episode, I'm sure that will change. No word on Yor's obsessive brother yet either.

Hope any reading this has been able to watch it as well. I'm sure it won't disappoint.

Current Mood: dorky
Current Music: LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out

larathia posting in

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The Common Event:
A Prince and his mistress hold a public ball, attended by all the Prince's supporters, while the King and Queen are away. At this ball (henceforward 'the ball' or 'the betrayal ball') the prince accuses the princess of a number of crimes that boil down to "bullying the mistress". Often there's an accusation of having pushed the mistress down a flight of stairs. As punishment for these crimes, the Prince annuls his engagement to the Princess, and announces his intention to marry the mistress instead.

These stories involve a Princess who, ultimately, doesn't simply head off and live her life somewhere else.

( Now for some Story. )

fennectik posting in

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I first learned of this Anime when reading the first volume of the Manga its adapted from, and it got me interested. I'm currently watching as many episodes as I can of it. It does make me feel entertained and get that "good feeling" out of it as well.

Anyone else has thoughts on it?

SMaCK!

Current Mood: content
Current Music: Sting- If I Ever Lost My Faith In You?

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A gifting fest for Guardian and related fandoms: guardian-wishlist.dreamwidth.org

The Guardian Wishlist 2025 AO3 collection is live and all Wishlist gifts have been revealed!

There are 62 gifts - fic, art, picspam, podfic, and more - in a range of fandoms!

So many thanks to everyone who's been a part of this fest, whether you signed up or promoted or made gifts! You're the ones who made Guardian Wishlist work, and we're so happy you all joined in! We hope you had a great time. ♥ ♥ ♥

If you signed up for a wishlist, please:

thank those who have made gifts for you
track your wishlist, or bookmark it and check back, in case of late treats
let us know if there are any problems or you have any concerns
take a look at other people's gifts, too, in wishlist comments and and the AO3 collection - enjoy!

If you're still working on gifts, that's okay! Late treats are welcome!

china_shop posting in

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guardian_wishlist reveals will commence in one hour! *cheers on anyone who's still working on gifts*

trobadora posting in

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This is the fanworks round-up post for August! Please link in the comments to any Guardian (or related fandoms) fanworks you created or enjoyed last month.

all kinds of fanworks are welcome – fic, art, vids, picspams, etc. - including those made for exchanges and events
new chapters of WIPs count
meta or discussion posts, too
whether or not you've already linked these in a post of their own, we still want them here!

If you're linking to fanworks you didn't create yourself, please clearly mark these "REC", so there's no confusion about authorship/creatorship.

(And please still do link your fanworks, meta, etc. separately, in their own post, at any time!)

So ... what Guardian and related fandoms works did you create or enjoy in September?

trobadora posting in

sid_guardian

If all goes well, it's only about thirty-six hours until

guardian_wishlist reveals!

As of now, there are 41 gifts across the 22 wishlists, in a range of media. One wishlist still needs a gift, so take a look and see if you can help out!

And there's still time, so regardless of which wishlist inspires you, keep going if you feel like creating another gift or two! You can keep posting right up until reveals (or even after, if you don't quite finish in time). The spreadsheet includes a gift tally, and all wishlists are tagged for fandom and media!

Reveals will happen no earlier than 7am UTC on Monday, 6 October. (What time is that for me? | Countdown)

Thanks so much, everyone! You're amazing! We're nearly there!

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Zhao Yunlan sprawled on a couch, grinning at his phone. The background shows a purply sky with stars. Text reads "Slo-Mo Rewatch. Guardian - half an episode per week @ sid-guardian.dreamwidth.org."

Hi, and welcome back to the Guardian drama Slo-Mo Rewatch. Watch half an episode a week, at your leisure, and then come and chat about it here in comments. Or you can just jump into the comments without rewatching, of course!

Here are the previous weeks' rewatch posts.

Episode 3, up to 23:25

Summary
Shen Wei talks to Teacher Zhang Ruonan, who's nervous and off her game lately. At the SID, Zhao Yunlan is sneezing everywhere and also the only one who can make the Dial react. Their latest murder victim is a student who looks like an old man. Zhao Yunlan sneezes all over Shen Wei's office and eats his cake; Shen Wei is unimpressed. Teacher Zhang comes in, and Zhao Yunlan introduces himself as "Professor Shen's............. good friend." Zhao Yunlan and Xiao Guo go to the hospital for cold medicine and see Wang Yike. Lao Chu interviews the murder victim's roommate and then leaves him for Da Qing to tail, but Da Qing falls asleep on his stakeout. Zhao Yunlan has the first of many late-night visits to Shen Wei's office. ♥! The roommate is also murdered, and Xiao Guo faints at the crime scene. Zhao Yunlan sees Teacher Zhang among the onlookers, follows her, and connects her with Wang Yike and the murder victims. Teacher Zhang explains her backstory. Zhao Yunlan leaves her in the care of the class rep.

Da Qing asleep against a tree while on a stakeout.

Da Qing asleep against a tree while on a stakeout.

Quote
SW: It's really a coincidence this time.

Detail
I never noticed before that at the very start of the episode Shen Wei is studying the SID file. He puts it away and picks up some other papers as Teacher Zhang comes in.

Questions
Do you have a favourite scene or quote from the first half of episode 3? Is Zhao Yunlan's sneezing purely Hallows-related, or does he actually have a cold (perhaps due to a Hallows-weakened immune system)? Does Shen Wei seem grumpy to you, and if so, why do you think that is? What's the main reason he hesitates when introducing Zhao Yunlan to Teacher Zhang: because Zhao Yunlan looks so disreputable, because the SID is conducting a covert investigation, because publicly associating with the SID is bad for his career, because he genuinely doesn't have a word to describe his relationship with Zhao Yunlan, or some other reason? And what does Xiao Guo think is going on with the introduction? What's the most suspicious thing about Wang Yike at the hospital? How much do you blame Da Qing for falling asleep on his stakeout? What is Shen Wei referring to when he says, "Many tragedies were destined from the beginning"?

If you're familiar with the novel, any thoughts about how the drama adaptation compares?

(As usual, these are all just conversation starters - feel free to answer all, some, or none, and to say as much or as little as you like! You don't have to be keeping up with the rewatch to join in. We'd love to hear your thoughts!)

And here is our schedule, where you can sign up to host a post!

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Fandom: One Piece
Author/Artist: Mekachu04
Title: September Punk Aibou Sketches
Pairing: Eustass Kidd & Killer
Rating: teen? it varies from gen/all audience to teen
Word Count: art
Highlight for Warnings: *some implied death/violence but nothing graphic. all are unfinished sketches so clothes might not all be there. *
Disclaimer: Kidd, Killer, the Kidd Pirates and other characters belong to the world of One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. I'm just playing in the sandbox
AN: I'm trying to draw something everyday. So most of these are drawn at about 3-5am in about an hour or two at work during the down time.

( thumbnails linking to each day under cut )

fennectik posting in

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Didn't realized it had one to be honest, but I know I'll be enjoying it all the same.

Hang in there Legosi

Current Mood: indescribable
Current Music: Simple Minds- Don't You (Forget About Me)

trobadora posting in

sid_guardian

About three and a half days left till

guardian_wishlist reveals, and we're excited to see the gifts rolling in! There are only 7 wishlists without gifts!

If you feel like making a little something, especially for the needier wishlists, please check out the spreadsheet!

And this would be a great time to reblog our Tumblr post, or post your own reminder to other platforms, if you're up for that. We have a reminder graphic on the promo post.

Thanks so much, everyone! We're cheering you on! *\o/*

pixellated posting in

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this issue is solved! turns out aspect-ratio works just fine on DW, i was just not using it correctly so the problem was in front of the keyboard and not in the code, haha

here's what i originally posted:

hi again! this is more of a general html/css question, but it has to work within dreamwidth's constraints, so i decided to ask it here. please let me know if this isn't the appropriate comm for this. i hope i used the right tags for this post.

here's what i'm trying to achieve (this would be displayed inside the most recent entry on my journal, so i can use regular CSS and not just inline, in case this matters):

i want to have a big box, and inside it a picture and a small box below that. i want the big box to resize responsively while keeping its proportions: suppose its width:height ratio is 1:2; i want it to keep that ratio always. as it resizes, i want the picture and small box inside to also resize while also keeping their proportions.

normally this would be really easy to do with aspect-ratio (<- this is a link to mozilla's developer resources) but that property doesn't seem to work on dreamwidth -- when i put it in my custom CSS, it doesn't seem to do anything, and it gets highlighted in red. (it works okay when i try it in online CSS editors, so i think it's not my mistake that's causing this.)

assuming this is true and i can't use aspect-ratio on DW, i need to cobble together some other solution, but i'm completely out of ideas. is this possible to achieve without aspect-ratio, or should i just change my idea to something that can be done on DW?

thanks again for your time!

tehfanglyfish posting in

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While June feels like it was just yesterday, October is upon us, taking us into the final month of new Guardian Bonus Bingo prompts. We hope everyone has enjoyed the fest so far. Remember that after this month ends, you’ll still have all of November to catch up on any prompts you might have missed.

You’re also welcome to join us if you’re just now discovering the fest. With the November catch-up month, there’s plenty of time left to fill all prompts even if you’re starting with October.

October (O) Prompts:

Illumination | Worth It | Shameless

You only need to create for one of these prompts to earn a fill for this month, though you’re welcome to create more if you feel so inspired.

While the fest account is located on Tumblr, you don't have to be a Tumblr user to participate or to earn a badge at the end of the fest. (Filling one prompt per month over five months is what matters for earning the badge, not where you post your fills.)

Friendly Fest Reminders:

This is a low-stress fest. The point is to create fan works and have fun.
All modes of creation are accepted!
All ratings, all ships, rpf, Weilan derivatives, and even works based on other Priest novels are accepted. Please tag accordingly.
Three prompts per month instead of one. This is to give people more options. You only need to create for one prompt to earn a fill. (You are, however, welcome to complete or combine all of them if you’d like.)
Prompts are inspiration only – follow them as strictly or as loosely as you’d like
No min/max content requirements.
No works created using generative AI

About/FAQ - Contains full fest info

AO3 Collection - You may also post in other places (tumblr, Dreamwidth, etc.)

If you @ our tumblr account, we’ll happily reblog your fill.

Let us know if you have any questions. We are so excited to see what you'll create in August!

Fest Prompt Master List:

June (B): Chase | Door Key | Respite

July (I): Cake | Reconciliation | Emergency

August (N): Incoming Call | Free Space | Festival

September (G): Hands | Midnight | Good Fortune

October (O): Illumination | Worth It | Shameless

ldybastet posting in

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Title: Nature's Innuendo
Fandom/Pairing: Sasaki to Miyano - Sasaki/Miyano
Summary: Sasaki has tickets to the aquarium, and he and Miyano find a new exhibition there, an exhibition that proves that sometimes nature is bizarre and obscenity is in the eye of the beholder.
Rating: PG-13
Content: Teen boys romance, dating, naughty thoughts.
Disclaimer: I did not create these characters, they belong to Harusono Shô. I'm just borrowing them to act out my fantasies, while not earning any money whatsoever from it.
Notes: ~1200 words. I am so sorry about this, but I saw a video about these creatures and I just couldn't stop myself. ;) The Choriaster Granulatus, or Granulated Sea Star, is a starfish that grow up to 27 cm in diameter, and all of its five arms look like dicks. They're awesome! LOL Many thanks to my beta

zabimitsuki for the beta and also for encouraging my weirdness. :)

Read it here: DW | AO3

rarepairmod posting in

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rarepairexchange is looking for pinch hitters to fulfil requests that include anime and manga fandoms.

About the event: Rare Pair Exchange is a fanwork exchange focusing on romantic/sexual rare pairs! We are an AO3 exchange; you must have an account and be 18+ to participate.

Minimum requirements: We allow three mediums: a minimum of 1,000 words for fanfiction, clean lineart on unlined paper or the equivalent of one comic panel for art, or a recording of a completed fic of 1,000 words minimum that is about the rare pair. Works must include a fandom, ship and be of a medium that the recipient has requested.

Event link:

rarepairexchange.
Pinch hit link: Current pinch hits.
Due date: Sunday 12 October, 11:59pm EDT.

Available post-deadline pinch hits:

PH 35 (fic) - Death Note (Anime & Manga), Fire Emblem: Kakusei | Fire Emblem: Awakening, 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga)

Thank you for considering!

tarlanx posting in

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Title: Dizi and Sixteen Years
Author: Tarlan (

tarlanx)
Fandom: The Untamed (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian
Rating/Category: PG SLASH
Word Count: 400
Summary: The reunion after sixteen years from Lan Zhan's point of view.

On AO3:
Dizi: https://archiveofourown.org/works/69841006
Sixteen Years: https://archiveofourown.org/works/69492656

Content Notes: A triple drabble and additional drabble written for

dreamkist in

seasonsofdrabbles Summer Round 2025, using their prompts: Reincarnation and Meditation. Originally I wrote these as a single drabble series but the mods felt that did not meet their criteria of a drabble series/sequence as it was based on a single scene so I split them up into a triple and single drabble for my recipient.

tarlanx posting in

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I have been so remiss in forgetting to post things here! These are all The Untamed icons I have created:

ICONS

Lan Xichen

The Untamed - Lan Xichen 01 by Tarlan

Wei Wuxian

The Untamed - Wei Wuxian 01 by Tarlan

Lan Wanji

The Untamed - Lan Wanji 01 by Tarlan

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wanji

The Untamed - Lan Zhan and Wei Wuxian by Tarlan

The Untamed - Wanji-Wuxian icon 01 for Kate by Tarlan

The Untamed - WangXian icon 02 for Kate by Tarlan

The Untamed - WangXian icon 03 for Kate by Tarlan

The Untamed - WangXian icon 04 for Kate by Tarlan

The Untamed - WangXian icon 05 for Kate by Tarlan

The Untamed - WangXian icon 06 for Kate by Tarlan

The Untamed - WangXian icon 07 for Kate by Tarlan

The Untamed - Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji by Tarlan

The Untamed - LWJ recognizes WWX by Tarlan

Xiao Xingchen

The Untamed - Xiao Xingchen 01 by Tarlan

The Untamed - Xiao Xingchen 02 by Tarlan

The Untamed - Xiao Xingchen 03 by Tarlan

The Untamed - Xiao Xingchen 04 by Tarlan

The Untamed - Xiao Xingchen 05 by Tarlan

The Untamed - Xiao Xingchen 06 by Tarlan

Jiang Cheng

The Untamed - Jiang Cheng 01 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 01 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 02 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 03 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 04 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 05 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 06 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 07 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 08 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 09 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 10 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 11 by Tarlan

The Untamed-MDZS - Jiang Cheng 12 by Tarlan

Jaing Yanli

The Untamed - Jaing Yanli by Tarlan

OTHER GRAPHIC

For a challenge to create a Tumblr-style Graphics with the image from one fandom/source and the quote from another.

Quote from: Batman (1989)

The Untamed with quote from Batman

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